At a Glance
- Meaning
- Affectionate pet form, historically of Mary or Margaret
- Origin
- English (pet-form nickname)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- MAY-mee
Mamie is an English (pet-form nickname) girl's name meaning “affectionate pet form, historically of Mary or Margaret”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Mamie
Meaning: Affectionate pet form, historically of Mary or Margaret.
Origin: English (pet-form nickname).
A common claim: Mamie is a Hebrew variant of Mary meaning 'Pearl; beloved' Actually: This compounds two shaky claims: Mamie is actually an English nickname/pet form, not a direct Hebrew derivative, and 'pearl' is a popular but etymologically doubtful gloss for Mary, whose own Hebrew root (via Miriam) is disputed, with scholars favoring 'bitter' or 'beloved' over 'pearl'.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Mamie
MAY-meeIPA /ˈmeɪmi/
Popularity of Mamie
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